Carteret Community College vs. Piedmont Community College

Comparable Facts

Compare Carteret Community College in Morehead City, NC with Piedmont Community College in Roxboro, NC on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Carteret Community College is larger than Piedmont Community College based on total student enrollment (1,614 students vs. 896 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Carteret Community College is located in Morehead City, NC (Remote Town setting); Piedmont Community College is in Roxboro, NC (Rural Fringe setting).
• Carteret Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Piedmont Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Carteret Community College 10:1; Piedmont Community College 6:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Piedmont Community College are 47.5% lower than at Carteret Community College ($6,720 vs. $12,808).
• Out-of-state tuition is 5.8% higher at Piedmont Community College than at Carteret Community College (about $478 more per year; $8,700 vs. $8,222).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Piedmont Community College than at Carteret Community College (60% vs. 57%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Piedmont Community College students is 11.1% larger than aid received by Carteret Community College students ($9,668 vs. $8,701).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Carteret Community College and Piedmont Community College.

Loans and repayment

• More Carteret Community College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Piedmont Community College students, three years after graduation (32% vs. 23%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.